Screen hanger



Nov. 6,1923. 11,473,159

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SAMIUEL I. PATTOH, 6F DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD Ti) CALVIN P.

' PATTON, 01" DALLAS CG'UNTY, TEXAS SCREEN HANGER.

Application filed august 5, 1922. Serial No. 579,796.

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL I. PATTON, a citizen of the United vStates, residing at Dab has, in the. county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Screen Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in screen hangers.

The object of the ii'ivention is to provide a simple and inexpensive hanger which can be readily mounted in a window frame from the inside of a building and without the use of screws, nails or the like. The device is particularly advantageous for hanging screens in windows above the ground floor, or wherever it would be necessary to use a ladder or other elevated support.

A particular feature resides in a substan tialiy flat resilient hinge member co-acting with said hanger, and which may be mounted on the screen at the factory, the shape of said member permitting the screens to be conveniently starked for handling and transporting.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described. togather with other features of the invention.

The invention will be more readily understood from a. readii of the following specification and by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which. an example of the invention is shown and wherein:

1 is an inside elevation of the upper portion of a screen and window frame, the streen being hung with devices embodying my invention,

i i 2 is of Fig. 1, h in. is a similar view showing the screen RV-full? outward to an open position.

sectional view on the line f. ispective view of the hang or, and

Fig. 5 is a reduced inside elevation of the screen.

1? depends at right angles to the body. An angular tooth 13 is provided at one slde of the body and has its point directed upwardly. A short head 1 1- extencs from the other end of the body in substantial alinement with the spur 11, so that by striking the said head the spur is driven. At the side of the head 14 a keeper lug 15 depends at an acute angle to the end of said body.

The hanger canbe easily mounted from inside the building by placing the body against the underside of the top of the frame A so that the point of the spur 11 is directed against the blind stop B. It is only necessary to strike the head 14 a few blows with the hammer to drive the spur into said step, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The underside of the tooth 18 is then struck with the hammer, whereby it is driven into the frame A, as is also shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A hanger is mounted adjacent each up per corner of the frame, as is best shown in Fig. 1, and on the inside upper corners of the screen C- I provide resilient hinge mem bers which are preferably formed of spring wire coiled upon itself and providing an elongated linger 16 and a short end 17, the latter being embedded in the screen frame. The said members are held in place by means of nails or screws 18 passed thru the center of the coils. However, it is to be understood that said members may be formed in various different ways, and it is desirable that the same be fastened on the screens at the factory. It will be seen that the flatness of the said springs permits the screens to be easily stacked for convenient handling and shipping.

In hanging the screen the top of the screen frame is inserted between the keeper lugs and the blind stop and the wire fingers 16 are engaged in the hooks 12, whereby the said screen is held in place. The resiliency of the hinge members permits the screen to be swung outwardly as is shown in Fig. 3, while the keeper lugs 15 limit said outward movement and prevent the fingers 16 from being displaced from the hooks 12. It will be seen that when the outwardly swung screen is released the tension of the hinge members will cause it to swing inwardly into place.

it will also be seen that the keeper lugs 15 are adapted to prevent the top of the screen from being displaced outwardly and presenting an unsightly appearance when said screen is in a perpendicular position.

It is evident that the hangers are securely held in place by means ofthe spurand tooth. V

Various changes in the size and shape, as

well as modifications, may be madewithout: departing from the spirit of thefinvention and within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim, is: i 1

-1. In a screen hanger, a substantially fiat body portion, a horizontal spur projecting from oneend, an angular tooth formed on one side of said body portion with its point directed upwardly and an elongated hook adapted to depend below the blind stop of a window frame and to receive a resilient hinge member on the top of a screen frame for normally holding said screen frame in an upright position against said blind stop.

2. In a screen hanger, a substantially flat body portion, a horizontal spur projecting from one end, an angular tooth formed on one side of said body portion with its point directed upwardly an elongated hook adapted to depend below the blind stop of a window frame and to receive a resilient hinge member on the top of a screen frame for normally holding said screen frame in an upright position against said blind stop, and

HIGQIISVOII the hanger for limiting the out i r nation with a spring screen supporting ineinberhaving a lateral extension engaging said hook. 1

ln'testlmony whereof I affiXVmy slgnature. V

SAMUEL I. PATTON. 

